§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for the years 1963, 1968, 1974, 1979, 1984 and 1989 to date the ratio of imports to output of (a) textiles and clothing and (b) chemicals, and man-made fibres, together with the relevant weights in the index of manufacturing output;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the years 1963, 1968, 1974, 1979, 1984 and 1989to date the ratio of imports to output of (i) metals and (ii) rubber and plastics together with the relevant weights in the index of manufacturing output.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 9 November 1989]: The readily available information is:
Textiles and clothing1 Chemicals and man-made fibres2 Metals3 Rubber and plastics4 Imports as percentage of output 1975 22.8 20.2 30.9 13.3 1979 33.6 26.9 28.7 17.7 1984 48.1 35.5 41.1 26.1 51988–89 55.9 38.7 50.0 27.7 Weights in index of manufacturing output6 (Parts per thousand) 1963 89.2 95.1 64.3 26.3 1970 77.5 87.8 63.9 33.2 1975 74.1 89.3 56.5 34.6 1980 58.8 91.9 34.3 38.3 1985 57.7 103.6 37.8 38.1 1 For 1963–75 defined as order XIII and order XV plus part MLH 473 less MLH 411, 429/1 and 450 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1968 (SIC 68). For 1979–1989 defined as class 43 plus group 453 and 455 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980 (SIC 80). 2For 1963–75 defined as order V plus MLH 411 of the SIC 68. For 1979–89 defined as class 25 and 26 of the SIC 80. 3 For 1963–75 defined as order VI less MLH 313 of the SIC 68. For 1979–89 defined as class 22 of the SIC 80. 4"For 1963–75 defined as MLH 491,492 and 496 of the SIC 68. For 1979–89 defined as class 48 of the SIC 80. 5Latest available 12-month period (quarter 2 1988 to quarter 1 1989). 6For 1963–75 manufacturing is defined as order 111 to order XIX of the SIC 68. For 1980–85 defined as division 2–4 of the SIC 80.